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“oft, often, ofttimes” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

oft, often, ofttimes
saepe, saepe numero (often; opposed to semel, nonnunquam, semper, like πολλάκις): crebro, frequenter (opposed to raro: crebro often, and in quick succession, and rather too often; frequenter of a subject or agent): compluries (several times; not pluries, which is only a conjecture, Caes., B.C., 1, 79): multum (much, many times): non raro (not seldom). [Multoties is very late.] Also by the adjective frequens when a person is the agent, but not when a thing is spoken of (hence ille frequens est nobiscum; illi frequentes Antonii domum ventitant; frequens aderat in senatu; ☞ but not haec sententia veteribus frequens commemoratur). Also by solere and frequentative verbs; e.g., I often do this, soleo aliquid facere: to read often, lectitare: to visit often, frequentare: more often, saepius, crebrius: very often, persaepe, saepissime: too often, nimium saepe: saepius justo: how often, quam saepe; quoties: so often, tam saepe; toties: as often as, quoties; quotiescumque.

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What is the Latin word for oft, often, ofttimes?
The usual Latin words for “oft, often, ofttimes” are saepe, crēber, frequēns; also complūrēs, multus, semper. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.